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Mountain Weather Forecasting
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Tender Closed
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| RFx ID : | 17767082 |
| Tender Name : | Mountain Weather Forecasting |
| Reference # : | MWF16 |
| Open Date : | Monday, 8 August 2016 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
| Close Date : | Wednesday, 14 September 2016 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
| Tender Type : | Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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| Exemption Reason : | None |
| Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
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DOC Procurement Team procurement@doc.govt.nz Please direct all communication through GETS |
| Alternate Physical Delivery Address : | N/A |
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has supplied weather forecasting for specific areas of public conservation land since 1997. This is called the mountain weather forecast. Over time the services have been modified and enhanced to cover many of New Zealand’s high risk, high use and high profile tourism sites. The service is valued by both domestic and international visitors to New Zealand along with DOC staff who use the service to remain safe whilst working in some of New Zealand’s harshest environments.
Improved weather forecasts have been identified as a key mechanism to improve visitor safety as part of the DOC’s Visitor Risk Management system. Visitor safety is a priority for the Department. Accurate and timely weather forecasts provide recreational outdoor users with a key prevention focused planning tool.
Weather often has a significant impact on both the enjoyment and safety of people, and the continued provision of relevant weather forecasts is a vital tool for people as part of their pre-trip planning, helping to ensure not only safe but enjoyable outdoor experiences.
Providing weather forecasts for specific mountain areas will enable visitors to make better decisions about their trips in these areas. Good decision making in turn, should help to decrease the number of search and rescue incidents and is an effective prevention mechanism.
Mountain weather forecasting services will continue to be required on an on-going basis.
The successful supplier will be required to provide the Department with weather forecasts at agreed upon locations and times on public conservation land, as part of our visitor safety programme.
No Winner The Department advises all respondents to the Mountain Weather Forecasting RFP that this procurement has been cancelled as per clause 2.6 (e) of the RFP Terms and Conditions.
